Tag: Rhode Island Public Health Institute
Five Questions With: Dr. Amy Nunn
Dr. Amy Nunn is executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, which operates Open Door Health, a health clinic that offers primary...
Panel: ARPA funds can help mend health safety net
Lindsay Lang sees trouble coming in maintaining health insurance for some Rhode Islanders, and she wants state lawmakers to act before it’s too late.
Lang,...
RIPHI’s Food on the Move launches fourth mobile market
CENTRAL FALLS – The Rhode Island Public Health Institute’s Food on the Move program has added another location to its mobile produce market.
The organization...
Five Questions With: Kerri Connolly
Kerri Connolly, food access program manager at Rhode Island Public Health Institute, discusses Food on the Move, a program run by the institute to...
Commonwealth Care Alliance donates $58K to 3 R.I. food-based nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Commonwealth Care Alliance, a Boston-based health care organization for people with complex medical needs, has donated a total of $58,000 to three...
Providence, R.I. Public Health Institute get $2M to address health inequities
PROVIDENCE – The city and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute have been allocated $2 million in federal funds to develop, implement and evaluate...
McKee opposes levy on sugary beverages; PPP tax threshold under review
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said he opposes legislation in the General Assembly calling for a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on bottled and...
Five Questions With: Dr. Amy Nunn
Dr. Amy Nunn, director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, is heading NourishRI’s campaign to levy a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks. Revenue...
Sugary beverage tax stirs up debate
New tax legislation could make buying sugary soft drinks costlier in Rhode Island, and it’s stirring up a debate over the measure’s potential positive...
Downtown Providence experiencing high rates of opioid overdoses
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza recently shared findings and recommendations of two reports examining the high rates of opioid overdoses and strategies to...
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